I am never going to the mall again!
Yesterday we finally were able to finish our back to school clothes shopping for the kids. We had planned to go 3 different times before, but something always came up.
Let me tell you, it was a mad-house….like Christmas shopping kind of mad-house just without the piped in Muzac version of Jingle Bells. Hell, the line for the ladies room was 10 people deep.
I have never seen such a collection of pissed off parents and whining children/bitching teenagers in my life.
Maybe it’s just me, but my kids are not allowed to run around store, or hide in the clothing racks. They are not allowed to argue with me about what is or isn’t appropriate attire for school, nor are they allowed to throw themselves down on the floor and have a hissy fit when the word ‘No’ is uttered.
I could not believe the amount of mothers begging and pleading with their children to try on clothes and then begging and pleading to see how said clothes fit. It was amazing to watch these women negotiating and bargining with their kids to just behave and then we can ride the train or go to McDonalds.
Jarod and Logan even looked confused. They actually gasped when they heard one young man, about 10 years old, tell his mother, ” You are so stupid…I don’t like that shirt. “ The worst part? The mother actually put it back, picked up another one and asked if he liked that one instead. My boys just looked at each other and agreed that they would have been killed on the spot had they ever spoken to me like that.
What ever happened to taking your child by the hand and leaving if their behavior is not up to par? One time with each of my boys, I left a full grocery cart at the service desk and took their crying, fit taking, little butts home. They never acted up like that in a store again.
I thought my head was going to explode by the time we were finished. I just wanted to shake these mothers and ask them if the had ever heard the word DISCIPLINE.
My anniversary weekend was wonderful. Ethan really out did himself. Candles, music, champagne…the whole nine. I did good when I married that guy.
The best part of the weekend was when the kids came home and found their suprise. I had called Jarod at my mother;s and told him that his father and I wanted to get Logan a special big boy present for starting school. I asked him for any suggestions, and he came up with a DVD player.
I was so proud of him for being truly happy for his brother and he never asked if he was getting a gift too. In addition to Logan’s DVD player, we got him a neon lit guitar clock for his room. Logan about died when he saw it.
We got Jarod the little neon lamp he wanted too, and put it on top of the fridge. It was one of those lights that change colors when you touch it. He was so busy playing with it that he didn’t even notice the fridge, it was actually Logan who saw it first.
Jarod was so enthralled by the lamp that it took Logan saying ” Jarod there’s a fridge ” 3 times before he heard him. When he finally saw it he screamed so loud he could have woken up cows in Idaho. He almost knocked me over he hugged me so hard. He actually had tears in his eyes, he was so excited.
Once he opened it and saw that it was fully stocked, he put his hand on his head and said, “I think I need to sit down” and he did. He just sat there for a good 10 minutes staring at the fridge. He truly was in shock.
The best $100 I’ve ever spent…hands down.
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I am so pleased the boys were happy with thier gifts!
As for the temper tantrums I tend to just have an even louder one when my little one kicks off! he just stares at me as if i’m mad and then forgets what he was shouting about! LOL
(having said that I am sure he will grow into that “real” tantrum stage at some point!)
It is amazing what you see out in public with parents and their children. I too would have left my cart too. As a matter of fact one time my middle son was having a temper right on the floor in the store, he even kicked off his boots I just walked away from him and the cart and by the time I got to the door he was right behind me with his boots in hand. We went home and he never had another temper in the store!
I would have loved to see the looks on your boys faces! It had to have been priceless!
Glad you had a good anniversary!
Have a good one!
I see so many parents negotiating or bribing their kids in stores now a days, the worse one is counting when the child is acting up. 1, 2, 3…I can’t stand this tactic, drives me nuts. I have taken my kids home also when they had tantrums, works like a charm. Sounds like your anniversary was wonderful! Have a great week!
Cool!!! I’m glad Jarod was happy and I’m glad you had a great anniversary!!!
OMG!! Girl, I agree with you wholeheartedly about people letting their children run around loose. And you’re right…it took ONE time for my little guy to pull that $&^%, I did the same thing…got down to eye level and said, we’re going home. He was in shock and NEVER did it again!
I HATE, HATE shopping for the exact same reason, parents letting their kids run around. I figured that I’ve taught my little man to respect everyone else’s space, they should do the same, but that’s why our society is so jacked up anyway, and it’s these same idiots who wonder WHY things are the way they are. Argh!! Don’t even get me started.
Ok…sorry, it erks me to no end!! That’s another reason why I avoid Wal-mart because everytime I go, I end up getting into an argument with someone whose kid ran into me and I have to tell the little creep not to run in the store and where the hell are his/her parents? Yes, I have been known to tell someone at Disneyland, “Lady, if you don’t want a stranger disciplining your child, discipline him yourself, and if he comes anywhere near my family and I with that sword again, I will break it in half and throw it in the trash!!” This of course, only after the little booger almost hit by baby and proceeded to hit my husband. It was NOT the happiest place on earth at that point!
Ok…enough venting.
Woman, I am glad your anniversary was everything you wished for and more.
And isn’t it the best when your children truly appreciate the wonderful things you do for them? I love that not so much for the appreciation of it all, but because for a moment in time, you have made your child truly happy!! I agree, it’s not the money you spend, it’s the happiness it brings! You’re a great mom!!
Girlfriend, I’m right there with you. My kids were never allowed to do such things. Makes you wonder why my daughter turned out to be such a little jerk and my son is a son to be proud of.
You are such a great mother. If more mothers were like you, there would be a lot less heartache in this world.